STATESVILLE, NC - A second woman has said she was sexually harassed by the former head of police agency's domestic violence unit, Richard Jenkins III. Lisa Mangiardi says she sought help from the Iredell County Sheriff's office for a domestic violence issue and that is when Richard sexually propositioned her and began stalking her.
STATESVILLE, NC - A second woman has said she was sexually harassed by the former head of a police agency's domestic violence unit. Lisa Mangiardi says she sought help from the Iredell County Sheriff's office. She says after she filed charges for domestic violence against her husband, detective Richard Jenkins III sexually propositioned her and began stalking her.Mangiardi was added to a lawsuit filed in March by Suzanne Wick. Wick also says Jenkins sexually harassed her and stalked her too. The lawsuit is seeking more than $10,000 in damages for emotional distress. Sheriff Phillip Redmond also is named as a defendant.The lawsuit states that Jenkins deliberately targets domestic violence victims because they are more vulnerable to abuse.The article comes from WCNC.com
IREDELL COUNTY, NC - Two survivors of domestic violence who sued the Iredell County Sheriff and one of his deputies finally got what they wanted: Deputy Ben Jenkins has been dismissed from the force.
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GASTON COUNTY, NC - A Gaston County paramedic and breast cancer victim is suing county officials on allegations that they failed to protect her from vicious sexual harassment. An employment law attorney for Abigail Wilson filed the lawsuit in Gaston County Superior Court, citing negligence and battery against the co-worker who is accused of abusing Wilson.
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IREDELL COUNTY, NC — A Kannapolis woman is suing the Iredell County sheriff and a deputy after she said the deputy threatened and sexually harassed her and still kept his job. She filed the civil complaint against the two men on Wednesday. "Just because you are an abused woman doesn’t mean you lose your right to speak," said Suzanne Wick.
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